Siding or roofing construction



P 1933- SHERMAN SIDING OR ROOFING CONSTRUCTION Filed NOV. 30, 1931 Patented Sept. 5, 1933 UNITED STATES SIDING R ROOFING CONSTRUCTION Irving Sherman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application November 30, 1931 Serial No. 578,120

1 Claim.

This invention relates to siding or roofing construction and has for one of its objects the provision of structure whereby shingles may be very quickly and therefore efficiently put in place either as siding or roofing.

Another object of the invention is the provision of structure whereby shingles may be quickly placed in accurate overlapping relation to each other.

Other objects will be apparent from a reading of the following specification.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the applicationvwith the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor 0 to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claim.

5 In the drawing:

Fig. l is a fragmentary elevational view of siding structure in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fragment of a strip employed in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, the numerals 5 indicate metallic strips parallel to each other and secured to a base 6 by means of nails 7. Each of the strips has punched therefrom a plurality of pliable tongues 8, the'tongues of each strip being vertically spaced from each other, the corresponding tongues of each strip being in horizontal alignment. Each tongue 8 has stamped therefrom a sharp pointed triangular spur 9 for a purpose hereinafter mentioned. Shingles 10 are hung on horizontally corresponding tongues 8 of the strips 5, said shingles being provided with apertures or slots 11 through which the mentioned tongues pass. The apertures 11 are preferably formed in the shingles by the manufacturers of the latter so that they are ready for the builders to put into place on the mentioned strips 5. be nailed or otherwise secured on the base 6 by the manufacturer or other party before the Said strips 5 may mentioned base is put into place in the construction of a building. After putting each shingle in place on the mentioned tongues the spurs 9 are pressed into the shingles or through the shingles into the base 6, depending upon the lengths of the spurs provided. The shingles, as shown, are'in the usual overlapping relation and it will be readily understood that the vertical distance between the respective tongues 8 is equal to the visible vertical height of the respective shingles in laid or placed position. The shingles herein illustrated are shown as comparatively long strips, the exposed parts of which are provided with vertical slots 12 so as to simulate brick construction in which smaller individual bricks are employed, but it is to be understood that any suitable form of shingle may be used with my invention. In the shingle illustrated in the drawing the greater part of the exposed area of each shingle is constructed to simulate the ordinary brick while the parts adjacent the shingle next above are formed to simulate mortar, these latter parts being the horizontal portions designated by the numeral 15 and the parts visible through the mentioned slots 12.

From the foregoing description of my invention it is obvious that the construction described provides for quickly and efficiently accomplishing the objects of the invention.

What is claimed as new and useful is:

A construction of the kind indicated comprising a base, a plurality of strips secured to said base in parallel relation and having tongues struck therefrom and offset from the front faces thereof, said tongues having spurs struck therefrom, and. shingles formed with slits through which said tongues pass, said spurs penetrating said shingles and entering said base through the space left by the formation of the tongues.

IRVING SHERMAN. 

